Car.



J'. J. TATUM.

GAR.

API'LIGATION FILED SEPT. 26,1907.

Panama 0e1:.10,1911.

'alimnu JOHN' Teenie, or sexism/ione, M finf'izeiio Specification of Letters Patent.

pphcation filed September 2G, 1907. Serial No.

itoteiitod tiet. i9, i911..-

To all whom it "may concern:

Be it known that. l", JoiiN J. "llvrimr, a citizen oi the llnited States, residing :it Baltimore city, in the State of ltliirylfind, have invented o new :1nd useful liiiprorenient in Cors, ot',\\'liieli the irollowingl is :i speeifient ion.

The pi'inmry object ot iny invention is to provide ine-zins ior fastening' the root' sheets i iit the enies in suoli niziinier ns to preventl w'boterer on the root' Sheets by ,l reason oi the wearing` or twisting' ot the ear. yi

.illy invention consists ofiiieans permitting :in entirely free movement oi tbe root' sheets i while furnishingF ii reliziblefastening which permits the roof to radiate over the enr in any position that conditions of the oai', iii Service or otherwise, subject it to.

ln the drawing, Figure l is ai detailed, perspective view of o enr the ports beingin seo tion; Fig. 2 is 'i perspective View of o rooting sheet embodyinginyinvention; Fig. is e. lperspective; View of the flashing; Fig. l is e, detail sectional View of :i car embodying a still further mod itieation; Fig. 5 is a similar View eiii'bodying :i still further inodiii cation.

l represents a. box cnr struction having a. side plate i2.

3 is o fascia, the lower i'ioitioii of which y :is inaiiclfi thicker than the upper portion. I

of approved eoiii is the slib-structure'.

is e roof sheet', three edges of which :ire bent as et, 6 toiorni loose joints between the contiguous sheets of the rooit'.- The oiiter edge of the sheet has a i'eturii-uiiflerbend 7 j spaced from the body of the sheet.

8 is e flashing having the depending portion 9 which is adapted to be. secured by nails,r bolts, or otherwise, to the fascie or side of the cer, seid iosbing iiaviiiged retiirii over-bend l-U which is adapted to interloel; and forni :i loose joint with the'returnv bend 7 'of the roof sheet, 5. The return bend 10 of the flashing is spacedV from the body thereof, :is lis clearly shown .in the drawing.

'In Fig. l it will be observed that the side sheathing: of the eer and the fascia extend plete and that the sub-structure', that is the wooden sheathing of the roof, is provided with zi ent-away portion within which the joint formed by the rooting Sheetond the flashing is positioned. En Fig. l the side. plete l2 is provided with ai eilt-away portion 13 leiiyiiig on upiyardly projecting le on which tbe ends of the above the side ein are on :i level irii'li tlie bottoni of 'structure Wliiit is known Wooden roof of the enr are secured. The side sheathing oi the wir und the top of the fiis the eut- :iwiiy portion, thereby foi-ming :i groove or recess on the top of the side plate in which the joint between the roofing sheet and the osliing 4is positioned.

lt will be observed iii all of the figures that the extreme lonteredge of the rooting sheets is within the lines of the lor. That is to say, eoine portion of the our structure projects beyond the edge ot' the roofing sheets. In the drzinf'ingii the part of the projecting:Y beyond the outer end o'' the rooi'iifr sheet the teorie end the .outer edge oir the roofing sheets is still further, protected bv the thickened lower poi'- tion of the fascia.

As is Well linown to those ort cer roofs are frequently dninagetl and in ii number of cases torn :troni tbe eer by as" side scraping. lt. will be seen that' from the fact that the outer edge of the rooting sheet is not only Within the thieltened portion of the fils-cia. biitfris skilled in the within the lines vof the ripper thinner portion, it is protected against damage by side scraping.

roofing sheets ine-y be :tree et tbe ends of the enr l provide the seniekind of joint at eiieb end of the enr is is provided et, the ontei; end ol" tbe rooting` sheets et tbe eaves of the enr. By this oonstriiotiozi. it Will be obvions that the root sheet-s are free' to vorioiis strains, twists .end distortions to which they are subjected in service.

it lwill be noticed in the severalviews that the flashing ret-infinl end :ind the root' Sheet retiirn-beiid :ire shorter than the depth of the fold, thet is to soy, when the, two bends are brought together the construction is such that the extreme edges of the bend will not reach the bottoni ot the fold, Whereb :imple spruce is provided for the zigzag movement, weaving, twisting and radiation of tbe roof Without Stvrziin on the joint.

ln order tibet tbe Iii neinthe roll seein. netiirelb si Vart of :o t the Wooden roo; near the eaves is exposed seme and. replace it, as it een be readily adopt; themselves to the renew therebent edge of the root sheets Itiive of the character ear, of rooling sheets slipped Jfrom engagementwith the ret'urnbend of the roofing sheet.

By fastening down the outer edges of the roofing sheets by the flashings I am enabled to eliminate all castings at the eave of the roof which have-heretotore been employed for holding the roer" down.

rlhe return-bend, I have found in practice, may be made on any roofing sheet irrespecot the seam between the contiguous roofing sheets.

The end dashing should be Wider than the side flashing, and sufiiciently Wide to receive the grab iron er other parts fastened to the end root' sheet, with its fold or joint back or behind these fastenings to the car, so as to permit free movement of the Working 4-nd eliminate any tendency to retard these movements by the grab irons and part-s fastened to the lirst sheet, in order that there be no' strains upon the roof incident to the Weaving or twisting ot the car.

iVh at I claim is- The combination with the side wall of a having return under bent edges within the vertical plane of the outside of the car Wall, and a flashing ei:` tending across the vertical plane of the. outside wall and having anupturned return bend making a loose engagement with said back from the vertical plane of the side Wall.

2. The combination with the side Walls and 'fascia of a car,` of rooting sheets having return under bent edges Within the vertical plane of the outside of the car wall, and a flashing extending across the fascia and across the vertical plane of the outer side of the side Wall and having an upturned remaking a loose engagement turn bend making a loose engagement with said rebent edge of the roof sheets back from said vertical plane ot' the side Wall.

3. The combination with the side Walls of a car, of roofing sheets bentedges Within the vertical plane of the inner face of the side Wall, and a flashing extending across the side Wall and beyond the vertical plane of the inner face of the Wall and having an upturned return bend with said rebent edge of the rooting sheets back from the said vertical plane of the inner face of said wall, said flashing forming a Water shed.

4. The combination with the side Walls and Wooden roof of a car, of roofing sheets having return underbent edges within the vertical plane of the outside of the car Wall, and a flashing extending across the vertical plane of the outer side of the car wall and having an upturned return bend making a loose engagement with said rebent edges of the roofing sheets back from the vertical plane ot the side wall.l

5. The combination with the side Wall of a car, of roofing sheets having return underbent edges Within thevertical plane of the outside of the car Wall, and a flashing eX- tending across the vertical plane of the outside wall and making a loose engagement with said rebent edges of the roof sheets back from the vertical plane of the side wall.

In testimony whereof I alhx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. TATUM.

Vitnesses D. ARDIN CAnRrcK, Jas. O. BEAUMONT.

having returnunder- 

